Soummam
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Oued Soummam وادي الصومام ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⴰⵄⴻⴱⴱⴰⵙ |
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| location | Algeria | |
| source | Confluence of the Oued Sahel and Oued Bou Sellam rivers 36 ° 25 ′ 41 ″ N , 4 ° 32 ′ 42 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 167 m | |
| muzzle | at Bejaia in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 36 ° 43 ′ 45 " N , 5 ° 4 ′ 37" E 36 ° 43 ′ 45 " N , 5 ° 4 ′ 37" E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 167 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.86 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 195 km | |
The Oued Soummam ( Arabic وادي الصومام, Kabyle ⴰⵙⵉⴼ ⴰⵄⴻⴱⴱⴰⵙ Asif Aɛebbas ) with a length of about 195 kilometers (between Akbou and Bejaia) or 425 km (along the headwaters) and a catchment area of a total of about 9118 square kilometers of the most important river of the Kabylia in northern Algeria .
course
The Oued Soummam is created by the confluence of the Oued Sahel and the Oued Bou Sellam south of the city of Akbou in the province of Bejaia at an altitude of about 167 m . The river then flows in numerous windings in a northeasterly direction and finally flows into the Mediterranean in the south of the city of Bejaia .
Tributaries and reservoirs
The double dammed Oued Soummam has several smaller and mostly dammed tributaries.
history
The Oued Soummam was already known to hunters and gatherers in prehistoric times . The Romans also used it as a link between the coast and the hinterland; that of Pliny d. Ä. the ancient name handed down was Nasava . The Kabyle - Berber name was assemmam 'sauer' or Assif Abbas .
ecology
The underflow of the river is heavily polluted by the discharge of untreated sewage from the chemical industry; therefore fish deaths occur again and again .
